| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilson Sequeira da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | UR Mercês | ||
| 2007–2010 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010–2011 | Belenenses | ||
| 2011–2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Benfica B | 40 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Arouca (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Boavista | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Doxa Katokopias | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Nahda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Aksu | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nejmeh | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 30 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Gilson Sequeira da Costa (born 24 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he represented Portugal at youth level.
Club career
On 15 August 2015, Costa made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2015–16 Segunda Liga match against Penafiel. [1]
In June 2023, Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh announced the signing of Costa. [2]
Honours
Nejmeh
References
- ^ "Benfica B 1 - 0 Penafiel". ForaDeJogo. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "النجمة يضم لاعبًا برتغاليًا". كووورة. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
- Benfica official profile Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- Stats and profile at LPFP Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Gilson Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Gilson Costa at Soccerway
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Gilson Costa – UEFA competition record ( archive)
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from São Tomé
- Portuguese men's footballers
- São Tomé and Príncipe men's footballers
- Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
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- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Men's association football midfielders
- S.L. Benfica B players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Boavista F.C. players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Doxa Katokopias FC players
- Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players
- FC Aksu players
- Nejmeh SC players
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